Uncovering a New Concept of Foodnality in Diet Recommendations for Chinese Aging Populations Based on Systematic and Bibliometric Review

China is grappling with significant aging challenge, and food patterns play an important role in the health of aging populations. A comprehensive bibliometric analysis with regard to systematically examined population-based studies published between 1 June 2014 and 31 May 2024, and 83 eligible studi...

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Main Authors: Guanya Zhang, Junqiao Wang, Xiaojun Huang, Xiaoli Xu
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Published: MDPI AG 2024-12-01
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description China is grappling with significant aging challenge, and food patterns play an important role in the health of aging populations. A comprehensive bibliometric analysis with regard to systematically examined population-based studies published between 1 June 2014 and 31 May 2024, and 83 eligible studies, including 43 cross-sectional, 34 longitudinal, and 6 case–control studies, was conducted to investigate the correlations among foods, dietary patterns, and healthy aging concepts. An interesting conclusion from cohort studies was that foods recommended for intake in certain diets might not be recommended in other diets, i.e., food items in various diets showed different contributions. This dual character of foods exhibited in the diet is termed foodnality, a new concept proposed in this study. Foodnality was partially related to the origins, quality, and processing of foods, as well as individual physical status. Therefore, recommended foods with positive foodnality and unrecommended foods with negative foodnality were summarized, and four-dimensional diet recommendations were further proposed, including choosing a suitable dietary pattern, evaluating positive foodnality, upgrading foodnality to a premium diet, and cultivating healthier dietary concepts. This review plays a pivotal role in evaluating the guidelines on food intake and dietary patterns among elderly residents in China.
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spelling doaj-art-abfd7a79f2b84e0084b2fe5875f2bfa02025-08-20T02:43:29ZengMDPI AGFoods2304-81582024-12-011324406210.3390/foods13244062Uncovering a New Concept of Foodnality in Diet Recommendations for Chinese Aging Populations Based on Systematic and Bibliometric ReviewGuanya Zhang0Junqiao Wang1Xiaojun Huang2Xiaoli Xu3State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, China-Canada Joint Lab of Food Science and Technology (Nanchang), Key Laboratory of Bioactive Polysaccharides of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, China-Canada Joint Lab of Food Science and Technology (Nanchang), Key Laboratory of Bioactive Polysaccharides of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, China-Canada Joint Lab of Food Science and Technology (Nanchang), Key Laboratory of Bioactive Polysaccharides of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, China-Canada Joint Lab of Food Science and Technology (Nanchang), Key Laboratory of Bioactive Polysaccharides of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, ChinaChina is grappling with significant aging challenge, and food patterns play an important role in the health of aging populations. A comprehensive bibliometric analysis with regard to systematically examined population-based studies published between 1 June 2014 and 31 May 2024, and 83 eligible studies, including 43 cross-sectional, 34 longitudinal, and 6 case–control studies, was conducted to investigate the correlations among foods, dietary patterns, and healthy aging concepts. An interesting conclusion from cohort studies was that foods recommended for intake in certain diets might not be recommended in other diets, i.e., food items in various diets showed different contributions. This dual character of foods exhibited in the diet is termed foodnality, a new concept proposed in this study. Foodnality was partially related to the origins, quality, and processing of foods, as well as individual physical status. Therefore, recommended foods with positive foodnality and unrecommended foods with negative foodnality were summarized, and four-dimensional diet recommendations were further proposed, including choosing a suitable dietary pattern, evaluating positive foodnality, upgrading foodnality to a premium diet, and cultivating healthier dietary concepts. This review plays a pivotal role in evaluating the guidelines on food intake and dietary patterns among elderly residents in China.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/13/24/4062foodnalityaging populationchronic diseasesdietary patternsdiet recommendations
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foodnality
aging population
chronic diseases
dietary patterns
diet recommendations
title Uncovering a New Concept of Foodnality in Diet Recommendations for Chinese Aging Populations Based on Systematic and Bibliometric Review
title_full Uncovering a New Concept of Foodnality in Diet Recommendations for Chinese Aging Populations Based on Systematic and Bibliometric Review
title_fullStr Uncovering a New Concept of Foodnality in Diet Recommendations for Chinese Aging Populations Based on Systematic and Bibliometric Review
title_full_unstemmed Uncovering a New Concept of Foodnality in Diet Recommendations for Chinese Aging Populations Based on Systematic and Bibliometric Review
title_short Uncovering a New Concept of Foodnality in Diet Recommendations for Chinese Aging Populations Based on Systematic and Bibliometric Review
title_sort uncovering a new concept of foodnality in diet recommendations for chinese aging populations based on systematic and bibliometric review
topic foodnality
aging population
chronic diseases
dietary patterns
diet recommendations
url https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/13/24/4062
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